The National Assembly adopted the “Yellow Envelope Law” on Thursday, amending the Trade Union and Labour Relations Adjustment Act. The opposition Democratic Party (DP) unilaterally adopted the bill with no People Power Party (PPP) members in participation. The bill was dramatically adopted after prolonged delays at a lower committee, and after the PPP’s brief plan to filibuster against it — which was abandoned last-minute due to the DP’s move to impeach the chief of the Korea Communications Commission.

The PPP has dubbed it an “unjust law,” filing a constitutional request for its referral suspension. DP lawmakerspushed back, stressing